I'm working on a Victorian outfit for Steve, so he can step back in time with Isis and their kids.
I did some research and it seems men often wore striped pants in the Victorian days. I had the perfect black fabric with a woven-in stripe for his pants. But I decided I'd better wash the fabric first so the black dye wouldn't transfer to the doll. When I went to hang up the fabric, I noticed it was full of holes. It was VERY old fabric, and since I'd always had it folded double, I'd never noticed the holes before. Then a friend suggested that black dyes can be very hard on a fabric and make the fibres disintegrate over time. So, that fabric was out!!
So we went to Fabricland in hopes of finding some other fabric that would do. Jan found a nice narrow, dark gray and black stripe. It was going to have to do. I made the pants using my blue jeans pattern. It fit very nicely, but it immediately made me think Steve looked like a 'jailbird', or like he was wearing pajama pants.....especially with his underwear sticking out....
I did some research and it seems men often wore striped pants in the Victorian days. I had the perfect black fabric with a woven-in stripe for his pants. But I decided I'd better wash the fabric first so the black dye wouldn't transfer to the doll. When I went to hang up the fabric, I noticed it was full of holes. It was VERY old fabric, and since I'd always had it folded double, I'd never noticed the holes before. Then a friend suggested that black dyes can be very hard on a fabric and make the fibres disintegrate over time. So, that fabric was out!!
So we went to Fabricland in hopes of finding some other fabric that would do. Jan found a nice narrow, dark gray and black stripe. It was going to have to do. I made the pants using my blue jeans pattern. It fit very nicely, but it immediately made me think Steve looked like a 'jailbird', or like he was wearing pajama pants.....especially with his underwear sticking out....
Well, that definitely called for some creative photos.....
And for those who are always curious about my photo set-ups....
Now he needs a shirt. Hopefully that will make him look more like I envision him.
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De: Antique Lilac - Blog - http://www.antiquelilac.com/blog/a-victorian-gentleman-step-1
Fecha: April 30, 2018 at 11:59AM
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